Walter Williams makes a great argument for practical libertarianism:
Walter E. Williams on Libertarians and Liberty | Libertarianism.org
Walter E. Williams on Libertarians and Liberty | Libertarianism.org
rhino said:Were it not for his stature, however, I think he might fail the so-called "purity tests" that seem to be so important to a select few self-described Libertarians, libertarians, and those who enjoy ridiculing Libertarians and libertarians.
Which specific 'tests' do you believe he would fail? This is the first I've seen him speak, so I'm not very familiar with him in general. I liked what he said here though.
What the hell are you guys so excited about?
I watched the whole damn thing and he didn't say anything at all about The Librarians.
Did they get OKed to do another season? Is there a new movie out?
I Love Mystique
Walter E. Williams is to be commended for the courage that he has exhibited in his lifelong campaign to combat the leftist illusions that have seized the minds of millions of his fellow Americans, white and black. But it is important to recognize that while the substance of his positions on social issues is virtually identical to that of, say, Thomas Sowell, Williams arrives at many of his conclusions by means of premises reflective of his allegiance to, not conservatism, but libertarianism or classical liberalism.
Williams reasons that if redistributive measures of the sort that most Americans have come to expect from their government are morally impermissible when employed by individual agents, they cannot be made right just because they have been enacted into law. “Americans must ask whether an act clearly immoral and criminal when done privately becomes moral when done collectively and given legal sanction.” The answer to this question, Williams asserts, is a no-brainer. “The unambiguous answer will be that legality is a poor guide to morality.”
Which specific 'tests' do you believe he would fail? This is the first I've seen him speak, so I'm not very familiar with him in general. I liked what he said here though.
GodFearinGunTotin said:Not necessarily flunked by you but his comments in this video regarding the 10th amendment and that rights not specifically enumerated as being Constitutionally "hands-off", are left to the states and the people to decide how to handle would and has raised howls amongst some of our resident libertarians.
I see. So when this 'ingotarian' blather comes up, it's those 1 or 2 people who are being referred to typically?
I should add that when I listened to Rush a lot, I loved it when W.E. Williams guest hosted.